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In Very Beast Friends, the Ghostbusters take a cruise on Ray's brand-new sailboat and get caught up in a battle between the immortal demons Kishnar and Anshar. They soon possess the bodies of Peter and Ray in order to battle to the death.[2]

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Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, a pod of dolphins played with each other but quickly scattered. An island with a volcano suddenly emerged and two giant demons named Anshar and Kishar manifested. They attacked each other with various elemental attacks but reached a stalemate. Kishar lost the urge to battle until Anshar suggested the use of mortals. Kishar was intrigued and declared they would each choose a warrior to fight in their place. Anshar expelled a large gust of wind out into the open waters. In New York, Ecto-1 pulled up in Sheepshead Bay Marina. Ray bought a new boat and wanted to take to guys out on a cruise. Egon agreed to come for the peace and quiet that would aid his research. Peter and Slimer, conversely, planned to party. Winston believed Egon wouldn't have a hard time finding unusual lifeforms to study. Peter revealed he wanted to be back on land promptly because he had a big date with telephone operator 23.

The Ghostbusters and Slimer walked past gigantic ocean liners and found Ray's, a small sailboat named the SS Pollywog. Ray assured them what the Pollywog lacked in size, made up in state of the art equipment. Winston looked around and noted there was no motor. Ray activated the sails and the Pollywog departed. Peter sadly looked at a liner with beautiful women in bikinis. Three hours later, Peter lost his patience. Ray was rather confused with the lack of brisk winds his monitors predicted. Ray tried the radio but an unusual atmospheric inversion bounded the radio waves back. All of a sudden, a gust of wind pushed the Pollywog at super speed toward a mysterious land mass. The Pollywog crashed onto an island. The guys ventured into the island to gather food, water, and shelter.

Egon was optimistic about being able to send a S.O.S. once some equipment dried up. Ray and Peter started to argue about how to build the temporary shelter. Winston hinted to Egon they should hurry it up with a way off the island. Egon broke up Ray and Peter. From nearby, Anshar and Kishar plotted to possess Ray and Peter. They would grow in strength as Ray and Peter's negative energy grew then the decisive battle would finally take place. Ray started insulting Peter and his date. Peter took off and found a pond. Although he swore he never saw it before, Peter decided to take a swim. As Ray gathered some sticks near the volcano, Kishar possessed him. As Peter floated around, Anshar possessed him.

Back at base camp, the hut was nearly finished. Winston cautioned Slimer as the spud prepared to pound a nail. However, Slimer hit Winston's left thumb anyway. Winston looked up and saw Peter and Ray arguing yet again. This time, they started to transmutate. Winston sent Slimer to the roof to get Egon's attention. Egon just finished setting up the antenna but Slimer spooked him. Egon fell through the roof. The commotion distracted everyone and Ray and Peter were back to normal. They went to the Pollywog to gather some food while Winston and Slimer tried to tell Egon what was going on. During dinner, the guys gathered around an empty TV set housing a fire. Ray tossed in a log but the embers bounced onto Peter. Peter and Ray started to change again but were bigger. The hut was wrecked and Winston was hit by debris. Peter and Ray turned to normal with no recollection of what just happened.

Egon remembered something and found his books. Anshar and Kishar were a pair of powerful spirits from Sumerian folklore. Kishar was master of fire and earth and Anshar was master of air and water. Every 3000 years, they appeared for one day to do battle over control of the elements. Since they were immortal, they couldn't die and the battles always ended in a draw. Thus, the natural balance of the world was maintained for another 3000 years. Egon realized they needed to keep things upbeat until morning. The guys sang songs around a campfire but one of Peter's quips incited another transformation. Egon, Winston, and Slimer were forced to retreat as Kishar and Anshar fought each other. Egon and Winston jerry rigged a Thermal Powered Blaster that would provide one good shot. Slimer just needed to hold its antenna in the hottest point of a lava flow. He was the only one who could handle the extreme heat. Slimer agreed to do it for Ray and Peter. They waited for an opening. Suddenly, Ray and Peter surfaced. Winston took his shot but missed. Kishar and Anshar were angered and chased after them. Egon, Winston, and Slimer ran out of land but it was sunrise. Anshar and Kishar were defeated and vanished. The reunion was cut short when the island sank. The guys surfaced and boarded a makeshift raft. They used most of their clothes to make an ad hoc sail. Stripped down to their underwear, it appeared the power of friendship saved the day. However, Peter and Ray started to argue until the liner with the bikini-clad women arrived.